Example sentences of "[pos pn] [adj] [noun pl] [verb] over " in BNC.
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| 1 | I may not have much to bequeath , but I can not endure the thought of my loved ones squabbling over my best earrings . |
| 2 | East of the Fosse in Townsend Close , the buildings apparently also went out of use , with their associated plots given over to burials , which again followed the earlier layouts and rarely contained any grave goods ; observation of roadworks between Townsend Close and Heave Acre revealed yet more similar burials . |
| 3 | The tiny scullion squealed and the bucket clattered to the floor , staying upright but letting some of its glutinous contents slop over the side . |
| 4 | Nature has been banished , technology and its concomitant values reign over a harshly masculine world . |
| 5 | Professional fundraisers utilize the powerful medium of advertising in their national press , an advertisement issued by the British Section in autumn 1990 about Iraq 's treatment of Kurds and its human rights record over a decade , was the most successful advertisement ever run by the Section . |
| 6 | Most graphs are used to compare two things by giving a picture of how their respective values alter over the range of the graph . |
| 7 | Yellow Victorian mansions , with their front gardens asphalted over to make yellow parking areas for the flatholders ' yellow cars . |
| 8 | All these obelisks are dark and sinister , their hulking forms glowering over a carpet of white bones under leaden skies . |
| 9 | The charges were made by Derek Johnson of Southern Counties , a silver medal winner at the Olympic Games in 1956 , who told the board 's annual meeting that he wanted to correct the record on how the board came to be wound up in 1987 and its financial affairs taken over by the AAA . |
| 10 | Even though critics may not be as learned as their art-historical colleagues , there is no good reason for their practised eyes to cloud over when looking at art of other periods . |
| 11 | Her lovely eyes brimmed over until he almost forgave the disloyalty . |
| 12 | Its massive cathedrals towered over a community whose port and commercial infrastructure had collapsed as investment declined and union power encroached . |
| 13 | His dark eyes flared over her hair and the long lips compressed in irritation as if the sight of her was more than enough to infuriate him . |
| 14 | He let his dark eyes drift over her sodden figure , over the T-shirt , now quite transparent , which clung to her wetly , displaying a pair of nipples that stuck out like doorknobs . |
| 15 | His playing days looked over , but then came a comeback and last year Lumsden was ready , fighting fit to play for Oxford at Twickenham . |
| 16 | His black eyes glittered over her face to catch every nuance of expression . |
| 17 | Her skirt had ridden up and she clung to his shoulders convulsively as she yielded to the sweet torment of his long fingers stroking over her thighs . |
| 18 | His long fingers moved over her body , touching , caressing her hips , his mouth increasing the pressure , and she could n't help herself ; her heart was going faster , faster … |
| 19 | That we arrived back at base in such good shape was largely due to the magnificent efforts of our engineers Bob McSmythurs and Dave Parker who had to work hard to keep our ageing engines turning over . |
| 20 | If you 'd rather not spend your valuable evenings slaving over a hot stove take a look at Cosmopolitan After-work Cookbook . |